Bihar Mob Beats 4 Over Child-Lifting Suspicions, Intensifies Attack After Learning Muslim Identity

2019-08-25

Main Information

  • Victim Names Mohammed Qaisar, Liyaqat Ali, Saif Ahmed, Waliur Rahman, Rahman’s nine-year-old son
  • Date of Incident 2019-08-25
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Caste Violence
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Bihar
  • City/District Gaya, Maher village, Gaya, Bihar
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Maher village, Gaya, Bihar
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Eyewitnesses reported that 15 people stopped their car, accused them of being child-lifters, and started beating them up with sticks as a mob of over 130 people attacked them on the grounds that they were allegedly kidnappers. "Beat them, they are Muslims," the mob shouted as they intensified their attack after learning that their victims were Muslims. Rahman, who has head injuries, has been taken to a hospital in Ranchi, while the other three are being hospitalized in Patna hospitals.